A
Gambian based in Finland, together with investors from Finland, is currently in
The Gambia on feasibility study to the assess investment potential of the
country.
The
meet will meet with various companies dealing in land sale with a view to
seeing possible ways of partnering with reliable companies to bring more
investors to buy land in The Gambia to boost the economy of the country.
This
was revealed to the press during a press conference held recently by Morris
Gomez, managing director of Habita Company, located at Brusubi Turntable
According
to MD Gomez, he was with the Chief Executive Officer of Habita Company in Finland,
which is the parent body, to promote the tourism sector of The Gambia.
He
said they had met with reliable companies who would help them to have better
lands for sale around the seaside, to encourage foreign investors to come and
buy land in The Gambia.
Mr
Gomez, who studied in one of the universities in Finland, said that in 2016 he
managed to come across a company called Habita in Finland.
He
said the company has been in Finland for the past thirty years and is an
independent real estate company, adding that they also have offices in Russia,
Austria, Portugal, Spain and now they
are thinking about Africa.
He
said that after several consultations with the CEO, he was able to convince him
to visit The Gambia to study the investment potential of the country.
According
to Mr Gomez, they came in the first week of April to do the ground work with
the Ministry of Tourism and Culture.
Upon
the arrival of the CEO in The Gambia, he explained, he was taken to the office
of the Minister of Tourism and Culture for discussion and later to GTBoard to
see the statistics of tourists visiting The Gambia.
The
main idea was to promote tourism where Europeans could come to buy land in
Africa, especially in The Gambia, he said.
He
said when they checked the records, they have got to know it could work to
bring people from Europe to come and buy land in The Gambia, as Scandinavia is
too cold hence the old or retired people of that country would like to come to
The Gambia.
According
to MD Gomez, after finding out the statistics they realised England has the
highest number of tourists visiting The Gambia.
He
said they decided to open an office in England, with one already in Germany, to
market The Gambia.
He
added that they are also in the process of opening an office in Sweden to
market The Gambia.
Mr
Gomez further said there are plans to expand the website to open more offices
in other European countries.
All
the tourists that are coming from European countries could have the chance to
buy properties in The Gambia, which would bring foreign exchange into the
country.
He
said they are working with different investors since they are the ones
investing money in different countries.
He
said they would like to have 90 per cent of Europeans who want to buy
properties in The Gambia to buy around the seaside” for them to have easy
access to the beach side to take sun bath.
According
to Mr Gomez, it is also among their plans to get investors to buy hotels.
He
said they decided to come and see the possibility of investing in The Gambia to
plough back into the country to generate more revenue for the Gambian economy
and people.
